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Ars Technica: FBI started buying Americans’ location data again, Kash Patel confirms. “Three years after saying it had stopped buying location data of Americans without a warrant, the FBI acknowledged it has restarted the purchases. During questioning at a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing yesterday, FBI Director Kash Patel said the location data purchases have produced valuable […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/23/ars-technica-fbi-started-buying-americans-location-data-again-kash-patel-confirms/

Ars Technica: FBI started buying Americans’ location data again, Kash Patel confirms

Ars Technica: FBI started buying Americans’ location data again, Kash Patel confirms. “Three years after saying it had stopped buying location data of Americans without a warrant, the FBI ack…

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Dawarich 2d ago

🚀 Dawarich 1.4.0 is out!

This release: various updates

📦 docker pull freikin/dawarich:1.4.0
📋 Changelog: https://github.com/Freika/dawarich/releases/tag/1.4.0

#Dawarich #SelfHosted #LocationTracking #Privacy #OpenSource

Release 1.4.0 · Freika/dawarich

Added Family page now contains a map with family members markers on it. Visits page now have "Confirm all" and "Decline all" buttons to quickly confirm or decline all visit suggestions at once. C...

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N-gated Hacker News 6d ago

👀🚨BREAKING: #FBI buys location data to track citizens! Because why bother with pesky warrants when you can just swipe AMEX and get a GPS? 🤦‍♀️ And TechCrunch says it all with their endless emoji parade of tech buzzwords. 🤖💸
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/fbi-is-buying-location-data-to-track-us-citizens-kash-patel-wyden/ #LocationTracking #TechNews #PrivacyConcerns #DataEthics #HackerNews #ngated

FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms | TechCrunch

FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing a warrant.

TechCrunch

Richard R Lee Mar 16

#ProTip: #DigitalID is not designed to work for your benefit, but to #control you and to enable #LocationTracking for #Surveillance purposes. Forget the technical arguments and focus on the #CivilLiberties ones. #UKPoliceState. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/15/digital-id-wont-work-if-you-live-in-rural-areas?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Digital ID won’t work if you live in rural areas

Letters: Universal phone coverage is yet to arrive in Britain, making a mockery of the government’s planned scheme, writes Teresa Rodrigues. Plus a letter from Sarah Davidson

The Guardian

Dawarich Mar 15

🚀 Dawarich 1.3.4 is out!

This release: various updates

📦 docker pull freikin/dawarich:1.3.4
📋 Changelog: https://github.com/Freika/dawarich/releases/tag/1.3.4

#Dawarich #SelfHosted #LocationTracking #Privacy #OpenSource

Release 1.3.4 · Freika/dawarich

Added Family members can now share their location with each other. In the family settings, you can send a location sharing request to any family member. Once they accept it, you will be able to se...

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Techdirt Mar 12

Docs Expose CBP’s Use Of Ad Data To Track People’s Movements

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/12/docs-expose-cbps-use-of-ad-data-to-track-peoples-movements/

Docs Expose CBP’s Use Of Ad Data To Track People’s Movements

Every phone is a narc whether you realize it or not. The private sector certainly knows what information a cell phone can divulge and has leveraged the always-on nature of these devices to maximize…

Techdirt

Dawarich Mar 12

🚀 Dawarich 1.3.3 is out!

This release: various updates

📦 docker pull freikin/dawarich:1.3.3
📋 Changelog: https://github.com/Freika/dawarich/releases/tag/1.3.3

#Dawarich #SelfHosted #LocationTracking #Privacy #OpenSource

Release 1.3.3 · Freika/dawarich

Fixed Points table now converts speed from m/s to km/h (or mph) using the user's distance unit preference. Previously raw m/s values were displayed with a "km/h" label. #2337 Digest list API (GET ...

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Dawarich Mar 8

🚀 Dawarich 1.3.2 is out!

This release: various updates

📦 docker pull freikin/dawarich:1.3.2
📋 Changelog: https://github.com/Freika/dawarich/releases/tag/1.3.2

#Dawarich #SelfHosted #LocationTracking #Privacy #OpenSource

Hacker News Mar 5

The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/targeted-advertising-gives-your-location-government-just-ask-cbp

#HackerNews #Government #Surveillance #TargetedAdvertising #Privacy #Concerns #LocationTracking #EFF

The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location. Here's What We Need to Do.

The online advertising industry has built a massive surveillance machine, and the government can co-opt it to spy on us.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Dawarich Feb 27

🚀 Dawarich 1.3.1 is out!

This release: various updates

📦 docker pull freikin/dawarich:1.3.1
📋 Changelog: https://github.com/Freika/dawarich/releases/tag/1.3.1

#Dawarich #SelfHosted #LocationTracking #Privacy #OpenSource

Release 1.3.1 · Freika/dawarich

Changed User deletion now being done in the background to prevent request timeouts for users with large amount of data. Fixed Point speed in Map V2 is now correctly calculated from m/s to km/h o...

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